Geneviève Pettersen Explained
| Geneviève Pettersen |
| Birth Place: | Wendake, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation: | writer |
| Period: | 2010s-present |
| Notableworks: | La déesse des mouches à feu |
| Awards: | 2015 Grand Prix littéraire Archambault |
Geneviève Pettersen (born 1982) is a Canadian writer from Quebec.[1] Her debut novel, La déesse des mouches à feu (2014), was awarded the Grand Prix littéraire Archambault.
Biography
Pettersen was born in Wendake, Quebec, 1982.
She wrote "Madame Chose", a lifestyle and food blog and column for La Presse.[2] In 2014, she published Vie et mort du couple : du dating au divorce, de Madame Chose, a collection of her Madame Chose writing about relationships.[2]
Her debut novel La déesse des mouches à feu was published in 2014.[3] The novel won the Grand Prix littéraire Archambault in 2015,[4] and its English translation by Neil Smith, The Goddess of Fireflies, was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for French to English translation at the 2016 Governor General's Awards.[5] La déesse des mouches à feu was adapted by film director Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette for the 2020 film Goddess of the Fireflies.[6]
Pettersen was formerly married to writer Samuel Archibald.[7]
Notes and References
- http://www.lapresse.ca/vivre/dossiers/mieux-vivre/201203/23/01-4508549-moi-mon-bonheur-genevieve-pettersen-alias-madame-chose.php "Moi, mon bonheur: Geneviève Pettersen, alias Madame Chose"
- http://fr.chatelaine.com/club-de-lecture/vie-et-mort-du-couple-du-dating-au-divorce-de-madame-chose/ "Vie et mort du couple : du dating au divorce, de Madame Chose"
- https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/books/the-kids-arent-all-right-in-genevieve-pettersens-the-goddess-of-fireflies "The kids aren't all right in Geneviève Pettersen's The Goddess of Fireflies"
- http://revue.leslibraires.ca/actualites/les-prix-litteraires/le-grand-prix-litteraire-archambault-revient-a-genevieve-pettersen "Le Grand Prix littéraire Archambault revient à Geneviève Pettersen"
- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/governor-generals-literary-award-short-list-a-serious-case-of-deja-vu/article32229006/ "Governor-General's Literary Award short list a serious case of déjà vu"
- Jared Mobarak, "Berlin Review: Goddess of the Fireflies Brings 1990s Adolescent Energy to Life". The Film Stage, February 23, 2020.
- http://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/670b8679-a13b-4ced-b7ad-dc72e6871f1d%7C_0.html "Couples créateurs: Un joyeux chaos"
